Plants in the greenhouse complex at Guterman Lab.

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The School of Integrative Plant Science is the largest academic unit in Cornell's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Faculty and staff in the school's five sections support two undergraduate majors, 12 MPS concentrations and five graduate fields.

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Continuing education

Our school is committed to lifelong learning, offering a wide range of programming and skill building for children and adults alike. See featured education programs to take advantage of these opportunities, including online courses and seminar, garden tours and more.

News from the School of Integrative Plant Science

Learn about the many ways we are addressing some of the world's most urgent challenges.

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News

Biohybrid robots controlled by electrical impulses — in mushrooms

Cornell researchers discovered a new way of controlling biohybrid robots that can react to their environment better than their purely synthetic counterparts: harnessing fungal mycelia’s innate electrical signals.

  • Agriculture
  • Soil
  • Crops
Members of Yu Jiang’s team demonstrate the technology

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From space to farm: readying NASA satellites to help growers

Cornell AgriTech researchers showcased digital agriculture projects during a “Space for Ag Tour” by NASA leaders to better understand the remote sensing needs of specialty crop growers.

  • Cornell AgriTech
  • Natural Resources and the Environment Section
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
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News

A sound solution to a data collection problem
Data collection for agricultural field research can be cumbersome and tedious. Researchers commonly use multiple sensors to gather data from plants, soil and air—all at the same time. The result can be an armload of technology that needs to be...
  • Animal Science
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Soil and Crop Sciences Section
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News

Field day provides 'inside scoop' on crop research
More than 150 farmers, educators, consultants and researchers viewed the latest Cornell field crop research at 2024 Musgrave Research Farm Field Day in Aurora, N.Y., August 1. "Attendees traveled from all over New York to get the inside scoop on...
  • Biological Field Station
  • Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station
  • Musgrave Research Farm

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Cornell University is located on the traditional homelands of the Gayogo̱hó:nǫɁ (the Cayuga Nation). The Gayogo̱hó:nǫɁ are members of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, an alliance of six sovereign Nations with a historic and contemporary presence on this land. The Confederacy precedes the establishment of Cornell University, New York state, and the United States of America. We acknowledge the painful history of Gayogo̱hó:nǫɁ dispossession, and honor the ongoing connection of Gayogo̱hó:nǫɁ people, past and present, to these lands and waters.

This land acknowledgment has been reviewed and approved by the traditional Gayogo̱hó:nǫɁ leadership. Learn more from the American Indian and Indigenous Studies Program website.